We promote land use policies & activities that advance healthy communities, positive economic outcomes & environmental benefits in Wisconsin.
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Latest News
Letter to Lt. Governor Barnes – Support Ambitious Transportation Recommendations
September 25, 2020Read more1000 Friends has been closely monitoring the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change to make sure that ambitious and...
2020 Bike Week – Wisconsin
September 11, 2020Read more2020 Bike Week in Wisconsin is here – September 12-20! We’ve compiled a few events going on around the...
Dear Gov. Evers: Reauthorize the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program
August 28, 2020Read moreReauthorize the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program (KNSP) for another 10 years. Since 1000 Friends of Wisconsin was founded in 1996,...
Latest Blog Posts
Transportation Connection (Pt. 6) – Neighborhood Preservation
October 2, 2020Read moreIt’s difficult to visualize the damage that downtown freeways have caused our cities. For many, these highways have always...
Transportation Connection (Pt. 5) – Highways as a Land Use
August 4, 2020Read moreRoads themselves are often overlooked in our urban land use pattern, even though streets and sidewalks can make up...
Transportation Connection (Pt. 4) – Local Ordinances
July 14, 2020Read morePart 4 of the transportation connection will explore street width preferences, which have an outsized impact on our land...
